OAKLAND, Calif. — The trial of a local resident who was convicted of murder despite arguing self-defense contained an unexpected surprise the public never learned of: He allegedly attempted to smuggle heroin and cannabis into the jail through his trial suit. Trial outfits are standard for folks who go before a jury, because it’s considered prejudicial for jurors to see a defendant in a jail jumpsuit and chains. But according to Alameda County Sheriff’s investigators, 35-year-old Bryan Colston’s suit served a dual purpose. During Colston’s March 2023 trial, a woman who was testifying on Colston…
